Odd shaped filling?

[11Sharn11]

Hey there, coming to ask about....what I think is an odd problem.

I've just had a tooth filled, it's been there for about two hours now, and i've finally gotten a mirror and taken a look. It looks like there's an portion of the filling that's shaped oddly and sticking up out of the tooth. It feels rather rough to the touch (i'm scared to prod at it too much) and is raised up above the rest of the tooth slightly. Is there any reason for it to be there? or has it just not been shaped quite right?

I'm heading back to the dentist next week, just wondering whether I should let him know.

 

[Gordon]

It might be a loose bit of filling that's become stuck on the new filling. That is a bit of scrap that should have been hoovered off by the nurse but got missed. Usually they pop off without much drama when you eat...